Draft evener



F. F. WULF DRAFT EVENER June 15 '1926.

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UNITED` STATES FRANK r. WULF, or NELIGH, NEBRAsKA.

DRAFT .EVENER Appicaton filed May 14, 1925. Serial No. 30,316.

rlhis invention relates to draft eveners, and particularly to eveners used in connection with horses or other dra-ft animals, and the invention has for an object the production of novel means whereby one horse may be hitched to the draft rigging to one side of an implement such as a plow, to permit the horse on the right hand side to Walk in a furrow, While the other horses of a team may travel on unplowed ground; a lcondition Whichinsures better footing for the horses so that they may Work Without tiring as they would if they had to Walk on plowed ground.'

Furthermore, in the employment of the invention When it is applied to atongue of a vehicle 'or the like, one horse may occupy a position on one side of the tongue and' tvvo or threeother horses of a team may occupy positions on the opposite side'of they tongue.

Furthermore, it is an object of this invention to produce an evener capable of being expeditiously changed for use in connection with a team of five, four, or three horses.

It is a still further obj ect of this invention to produce an evener of the character indicated which will be eiiicient and satisfactory in use and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture andY maintain.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in Which-'- Figure 1 illustrates a plan vieW of an evener equipped for use With a five-horse team Fioure 2 illustrates a sectional view on the c j evener applied to a tonguerand adjusted as a three-horseevener; and i Figure 8 illustrates a` view in end elevation ofthe evener applied toy a tongue.

*In thesey drawings, 5 denotes a tree adapted to be connected to a clevis or other hitch 6 through the medium of a pivot or bolt 7. The tree 5 has a plurality of apertures 8 to receive the pivot 7 in order that the;` tree may be adjusted for leverage according to the number of horses employed as a team. The tree has another set of apertures 9 to receive the boltor connection 10 by which a svvingle tree 11 is connected to the tree at different positions With relation to the vpivot 7 the leverage.

The hitch orl clevis 6 has a pivot 12 on which a lever 13 is pivoted, the said lever for the purpose of equalizing' having apertures such as lll kby'vvhich it can P be adjusted on the pivot 12, according to the leverage desired, it being shown that the said lever 18 is pivotally connected to a link 15, which link has its end connected to the tree 5 by a pivot 16.

The tree has a plurality of extensions 17, 18 and 19 that may be used collectively or selectively, as Willpresently appear, for the purposeV of adapting the evener for use with teams having different numbers of horses, andto the end just stated, the extension 17 has abifurcated inner end that receives the end ofthe tree 5, and the furcations of the extension 17 respectively overlie and'underlie the tree and are secured to the tree by the pivotor fastening 16. The extension 17 has a tubular outer end to receive the eX`y tension 18 which is likewise tubular, and the extensions 17. and 18 may be secured together by a fastening 2() such as a bolt orv the like, so that the said extension 18 may be removed, when desired, for adjusting the evener, as Will presently appear. The outer extension 19 is telescopically adjustable in the extension 18, and the said eX- tension 19 is provided with a plurality of apertures 21, any one of which may be positioned to receive the fastening or bolt by which the extension v19 is held at different positions of adjustment in the er:` tension 1 The extension 19 has a pivot or fastening 28 such as a bolt through the medium of Whichfa link or hitch 24C may connect it with a tree 25, and a preferably exible element such as a chain 26 connects the outer end of the extension 19 With thev lever 13 at its junction with the linlr 15.

lVhen the evener is to be equipped for live horses, double trees 27 and 28 are piv0tally connected to the respective ends of the tree 25, and the tree 27 is provided 1with swingle trees 29 and 30, Whereas the double tree .98 may he provided ,withsvvingle CIQQS 31 and 32.

`When the .evener having the characteristics of the invention justdeseribed is to he used with a .tea1n. oif ltour horses, l.the devis, its tree 5 ,vthe lever ,13, the dink 15, the connection and theestensionsl'? and 1 9 are employed, but the parts are adjusted somewhatA to equalize the )pull .exerted bythe horses. In the notedinStance, `the svvingle tree 11. isconnected to thetree Eins illustrated in 1, hut ,the lever 13 would he adjusted 'to ,oscillate on `the ,pivot 1 2 .when ,the pivot is located in theniiddle hole :14, the @Xteneoe 18 of their@ A5 would he emitted and the extension 1 9 would .be @Rplied to the tubular portion o 'f theextension 17 and it' would ,be secured ,when ithe -vsaid extension 19 is inserted in lthe tubular extension .to its full extent. rlf-he liexiole connectien 26 would be therefore shortened, ,as the ,distance vbetween the end of theextension 1,9 and the end oic the 1lever 13 wouldhegreatly reduced. The Aouter .end of the extension 19 would he connected ,by ,a =hitcfh such as 2d tc a conventional typeo three-horse A evener and the pivot between the tree (5 and the clevis would be changed from ,the end hole to the center `oi the group of holes 8, and when this adjustment is attained, the right hand horse will be vin ,position Withrelation to a plow to walk in `the furrow and the three other horses will travel on unplovved ground in order that the objects desired may be attained.

WJlien an evener having vthe characteristics ,of this invention4 is used .on a wagon vand Where one horse `is y.to travel ,on one side ot the tongue ,of the Wagon and three horses are to travel on the opposite side of lthe tongue, `the device isequippedas shown in `Fig. 1 of thedrawing, except xthat a conventional type of three-,horseevener is connected to the hitch 24, vWhereas the cleviS is connected to a. tongue by theemplovment oi the pivot '7 which extends through the tongue, Then this construction is employed, a clamp Set. which is connected ltothe clevis embraces the tongue in order to hold the clevis rigid that it may not turn to one side or the other. ifi/when ^the adjustiment has been made as just described, the swingle tree 11 Will be connected to the intermediate hole 9 inthe tree 5.

TVhen vthe evener is to be .employed for three horses and the evener is to be applied to a Wagon tongue, the pivot 7 is applied to the central hole of the series 8, the swingle tree llis connected to the tree 5 at the inner ofthe series oi holes 9, vand the outer extension 19 is secured to the inner extension 17, Whereas the said outer extension 19 is con` nected'to -a conventional type of double tree. 'llhereafter the flexible connection 26 would be shortened, the lever 13 would be mounted onthe pivotlfZ/ through the intermediate or central hole 14 and the clevis would be secured to -the tongue `by the clamp 311,1as described inconnection with the attachment of the ;ijonr-horse 1 evener y to va Wagon* tongue.

F rom ,the foregoing description, the manner of carrying the invention into practice Aifor the different uses has been described, and it is believed that oneskilled in the art Will Au oiderstand the construction and operation Without a rsum thereof.

,1. lira dratevener, a tree having a p lnrality `.of apertures between its ends for receiving,@connection ite .a devis and a pluralityrof apertures near one end for receiving a connection to a swingle tr ee.hit ch a1 i eX- tension connected to the said tree attheend obppositethe onehavingthe apertures, extensions adapted to be secured.together and =to the lirst .mentioned extension collectively, .a plural tree having connections ior swing'le trees, a hitch connecting the outermostot the extensions to `the plural tree, a cle-vis, means for pivotally connecting the ltree and clevis, axleveradjustobly pivotedhetvfeen its endstothe c levis, a link pivotally connected tooneendo'f the Ilever and to the .first mentioned tree, and a flexible connection .be tween the youtermost Aextension and the end of the lever at its junction zWith the link.

2. l In a draft evener, a tree, a clevis, a connection ioicoupling the treeto the v clevis, the said ltree havinga plurality of apertures near `one end for inc eiving a connection to a swingle tree hitch, v an extension having a biturcated end embracingan end ot' the tree opposite vthe end having the apertures, eX- tensionsadapted to he Vsecured together and to the first mentioned extension, the youterillOSt extension being adapted to cooperate with the rst mentioned extension vWithout the intermediate extension, a plural hitch, means for connecting the plural hitch t0 the outermost extension, a lever adjustably p ivoted ,between its ends to the `clevis, a link pivotally connected to one end oi the lever and to the vfirst mentioned tree, and a flexible connection between the outermost extension and the end of the lever at its junction with the link.

3. In a draft evener, a tree having a plurality o fapertures between its ends for receiving a connection to a clevis and a plurality of apertures near one end i'or receiving a connection to a swingle tree hitch, an .extension connected to the said tree at the end opposite the one having the apertures extensions telescopically connected together and to the first mentioned extension, a plural tree having connections for swingle trees, a hitch connecting the outermost of the eX- tensions to the plural tree, a clevis, means 'for pivotally connecting the tree and clevis, a lever adj ustably pivoted between its ends to the clevis, a link pivotally connected t0 one end of the lever and to the rst inentioned tree, and a flexible connection between the outermost extension and the end of the lever at its junction With the link.

4:. In a draft evener, a tree having a plurality of apertures between its ends for receiving a connection to a clevis and a plurality of apertures near one end for receiving a connection to a swing-le tree hitch,

an extension connected to the said tree at the end opposite the one having the apertures, extensions telescopically connected together and to the irst mentioned extension, a plural tree having connections :tor swingle trees, a hitch connecting the outermost of the extensions to the plural tree, a clevis, means for pivotally connecting the tree and c'levis, a lever adjustably pivoted between its ends to the clevis7 a link pivotally connected to one end of the lever and to the first mentioned tree, a exible connection between the outermost extension and the end of the lever at its junction with the link, means for pivotally connecting the irst mentioned tree to a tongue of a Wagon, and means for hold ing the clevis on the tongue.

FRANK F. VULF. 

